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...best show on Planet Green, however, succeeds in part because it has so little of its celebrity in it. Greensburg, produced by DiCaprio, is a documentary series about a Kansas town that decides to rebuild to green specifications after being nearly obliterated by a tornado. DiCaprio introduces the first episode, then steps out of the way as the show tells the story of the culture clashes, setbacks and moments of redemption that happen when a town decides to give back after losing everything...
...seen on the vine. The local fields are worked almost exclusively by migrants. Hosseim (not his real name), 22, an illegal immigrant from Morocco, came to Europe two years ago, crammed with 65 others in a rickety fishing boat. His family owns 12 acres (5 ha) in the town of El Kelaa, 47 miles (75 km) northeast of Marrakech, but raises only a few cows and goats, and some zucchini. The oldest of five, Hosseim was encouraged by his parents to emigrate. He figured that by now he'd be wiring money back home and putting aside something...
...names that won't do either any harm in reaching their targets. And their younger rivals are boosting their own names on the global stage. Imperial College, which celebrated its centenary last year, aims to pull in $410 million by 2010 to improve its campuses and bolster scholarships. Across town at the LSE, workmen are putting the finishing touches to an eight-story teaching facility, financed from the $200 million whip-round among alumni and other donors completed in March...
...Obama usually left a winner. But he reaped a bigger payoff politically. When he announced his plans to run for the U.S. Senate, his poker pals - white guys from small-town Illinois - were among his earliest supporters. Link says the Wednesday-night gang didn't realize how far Obama would go: "Nobody said, 'Mr. President, it's your deal.' " But Obama's risk-averse, methodical approach to five-card stud gives Link confidence in his potential governing style. "If he runs his presidency the way he plays poker, I'll sleep good at night," he says...
...Madeleine was three years old when she disappeared from the family's vacation apartment in the resort town of Praia da Luz. The McCanns proved adept at keeping her disappearance in the public eye; not since the death of Princess Diana has a story fostered such a media circus. Celebrities like David Beckham appealed to the public for information regarding Madeleine's whereabouts, and the McCanns secured an audience with the Pope...